The Shakey's V-League is an intercollegiate women's volleyball league in the Philippines formed in 2004 under the management group led by former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino and pizza company Shakey's. Jun Bernandino invited his fellow Ateneo alumni Moying Martelino, Tony Boy Liao, Ricky Palou and Jun Jun Capistrano in the 2nd conference of the 1st season to be included in governing the Shakey's V-League.

The UST Tigresses is the winningest team in the league with five championships followed by the DLSU Lady Archers with three V-League crowns. AdU Lady Falcons and SSC-R Lady Stags have one championship each.

The UST Tigresses won the inaugural V-League championship in 2004 defeating the La Salle Lady Archers. But the De La Salle University-Manila volley-belles have won the next three conferences of the said league defeating their arch-rivals, UST Tigresses in both conferences of Season 2 and SSC - R Lady Stags in Season 3, sweeping them both in the Finals of the three conferences. The UST Tigresses returned to the League in 2007, after missing Season 3, winning both conferences of Season 4 by defeating the SSC-R Lady Stags in both finals series. Year 2008 saw the crowning of two other schools aside from UST and DLSU. Adamson University won the championship in the first conference of Season 5 defeating the ADMU Lady Eagles in the finals. San Sebastian College-Recoletos Lady Stags won the second conference of season 5 by sweeping the two comebacking champion teams: DLSU Lady Archers in the semifinals and UST Tigresses in the finals. However, the Tigresses made history by winning their fourth and fifth championships by sweeping both conferences of Season 6 by defeating SSC-R and Adamson, respectively in both championship series.

During the onset of the league, the games were used to be held in the Lyceum of The Philippines University Gymnasium. The league also used to reside in the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and in the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gymnasium. At present, all games were held at the Fil-Oil Flying-V Arena (before The Arena) in San Juan.

Notable records

AS A TEAM

The University of Santo Tomas Tigresses is the winningest team in the league with five championships followed by the indefinitely suspended De La Salle University Lady Archers with three V-League crowns. Adamson University Lady Falcons and San Sebastian College - Recoletos Lady Stags have one championship each.

Far Eastern University, San Sebastian College-Recoletos and Lyceum of the Philippines University are the only schools that have participated in all conferences of the league.

The DLSU Lady Spikers hold the record of the longest championship streak in the league. La Salle had a streak of three championships beating the UST Tigresses in the first two finals series and the SSC-R Lady Stags in their last championship.

The UST Tigresses was the only team to sweep two season championships. They swept the championships of Season 4, 1st and 2nd conference and Season 6, 1st and 2nd Conference. This was followed by DLSU when they swept Season 2 conferences.

The SSC-R Lady Stags hold the record of the longest runner-up streak in the league and the most number of runner-up finshes. San Sebastian had 4 bridesmaid finishes and a streak of 3 runner-up finishes coming from consecutive losses against DLSU in S3C1 and back-to-back heartbreaks from UST in S4C1/C2. UST follows this feat with 3 runner-up finishes (2 from DLSU and 1 from SSC-R).

The UST Tigresses is the only team to not miss the Finals Series whenever the team participates in the league. In the last 10 conferences, UST joined 8 times and was able to enter the Finals in all 8 conferences with a record of 5-3 win-loss. It makes the ranking of the Tigresses in every conference as either the champion or the runner-up and not lower.

The UST-San Sebastian championship is the most occurring match-up in the league that happened four times already with UST leading the head to head, 3-1. It was followed by the UST-La Salle championship match-up that occurred three times with DLSU in front, 2-1.

Teams that were not able to beat a certain school since the onset of the league include: Lyceum, CSB and UP failing to beat UST; CSB and UP unsuccessful in beating SSC-R.

SSC-R players hold the most number of Best Attacker awards of the league. Jaroensri Bualee received this award in S4C2 and S5C1; Rysabelle Devanadera in S5C2 and Laurence Ann Latigay in S6C1. The Lady Stags hold the record of winning the most number of Best Receiver Award. Sisters Mary Jane Pepito (S4C2, S5C1 and S5C2) and Margarita Pepito (S6C1) are responsible for this feat.

As a team, the SSC-R Lady Stags has the most number of individual awards of all time with 21. This was followed by UST with 18 and DLSU with 16.

Teams that simultaneously hold the V-League Crown and the championship in their respective mother leagues include DLSU Lady Archers who held the V-League crown in S2C1,S2C2 and S3C1 while being the 3-time titlists in the UAAP; UST Tigresses who won the V-League plum in S4C1 and S4C2 while being the Season 69 UAAP Champions; and SSC-R Lady Stags who won the V-League S5C2 Championship while holding the NCAA title four times already at that time. Lyceum Lady Pirates, the 10-time consecutive WNCAA champions, and FEU Lady Tamaraws, 29-time UAAP champions are yet to raise the V-League trophy while the Adamson Lady Falcons, V-League champions S5C1, are yet to win their first UAAP crown.

In 2009-2010, the UST Tigresses achieved "Grand Slam" in Philippine collegiate women's volleyball by winning the Shakey's V-League Season 6, 1st and 2nd Conference by beating SSC-R and Adamson respectively, the 2009 women's volleyball at the nationwide University Games held at Iloilo by defeating the DLSU Lady Spikers in straight sets, and the UAAP Season 72 women's volleyball (together with their men's and girls' volleyball team as part of the school's triple championship) by sweeping the defending champions, DLSU Lady Spikers, in the Finals.

The ADMU Lady Eagles have the most awards of the Best Blocker with 5. Michelle Laborte won three and with Maria Rosario Soriano and Lithawat Kesinee with one apiece.

The UP Lady Maroons is the only team in history to fail in winning at least a game in a conference. Happened in Season 6, 1st Conference, during their debut in the league, the lady maroons failed to win a game despite stretching some games to a five-setter. And this continued until the 2nd conference where they again finished with a 0-8 win-loss card. This makes them the only team who haven't won any game since joining the league.

The rare elimination sweep, 7-0, was completed both by DLSU and UST in different conferences. The DLSU Lady Archers achieved this feat during Season 3 1st Conference while UST recently swept their opponents in Season 6 2nd Conference.

AS A PLAYER

Mary Jean Balse of the UST Tigresses was the only player to be awarded as the Conference MVP twice that happened in Season 1, 1st Conference in 2004 and Season 6 1st Conference in 2009, aside from the Finals MVP Plum she received in Season 4, 1st Conference in 2007.

Aiza Maizo of the UST Tigresses is the only player to be awarded both Conference MVP and Finals MVP in the same conference. She received the MVP plums last Season 6, 2nd Conference.

Angela Benting posted 37 points in a Semi Final game against San Sebastian Lady Stags in Season 6 2nd Conference. This was the highest scoring output by a local player in league history. She equalled Thai import Lithawat Kesinee output for Ateneo in its four-set win over La Salle in the semis of the 2007

Suzanne Roces and Michelle Carolino are the only guest players who were able to win at least two championships upon playing for two different teams. Roces has three V-League championships; two coming from the back-to-back titles of UST in 2007, and one from the championship of San Sebastian in Season 5, 2nd Conference. Carolino also won three crowns; two coming from the back-to-back titles of DLSU in Season 2, and the other from the championship of UST in Season 6, 1st Conference.

Amelia Guanco, Rubie De Leon and Suzanne Roces are the only players to play for four different teams in different conferences. Guanco played for PSC in S2C1; for Ateneo in S2C2; for PCU in S3C1; for La Salle in S4C1 and back again for Ateneo in S4C1. De Leon played for Adamson during S3C1; for UST in S4C1, where she garnered her first V-League championship; for UP in Season 6, 1st Conference during the elimination round and played for FEU during the semifinal round. Roces was a regular player for UE in S3C1; a guest player for AdU in S4C1; UST for S4C1 and S4C2; and for SSC-R in S5C1, S5C2 and S6C1. This was followed by Michelle Carolino who played for 3 different teams (DLSU, Letran and UST), Ma. Theresa Iratay (ADMU, SSC-R and FEU), Joanna Botor-Carpio (UST, Letran and AdU), Nerissa Bautista (ADMU, UST, AdU) and Cherry Rose Macatangay(Letran, SSC-R, AdU).

Relea Ferina Saet of the DLSU Lady Archers holds the most number including the first four Best Setter award.

Lizlee Ann Gata of the AdU Lady Falcons holds the record of the most number of Best Digger award. This was followed by the three consecutive Best Digger award of Sharmaine Miles Peñano of DLSU.

Mary Jane Pepito of the SSC-R Lady Stags holds the record of the most number including three consecutive Best Receiver award.

Michelle Laborte of the ADMU Lady Eagles holds the record of the most number including three consecutive Best Blocker award.

Cherry Rose Macatangay holds the record of being the Best Scorer for three times and she accomplished this feat while being a guest player in three different teams(Letran, SSC-R, AdU).

ADMU guest player Lithawat Kesinee holds the record of winning the most number of awards in one conference. Pinock won three awards during Season 4, 2nd Conference namely Best Scorer, Best Blocker and Conference MVP.

SSC-R guest player Jaroensri Bualee and UST ace player Mary Jean Balse won the most number of awards of all time. Jeng Bualee won a total of 6 awards upon being acquired as a guest player which includes two each for Best Scorer and Best Attacker awards, one Finals MVP and one Conference MVP. Ging Balse won two conference MVP award, 1 Finals MVP Award, and one each for Best Attacker, Best Server and Best Receiver

Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan of the UST Tigresses is the only setter-MVP of the league. Dimaculangan won both the Best Setter and Finals MVP of the League in Season 6, 1st Conference.

Maureen Penetrante of DLSU, Venus Bernal of UST,Laurence Ann Latigay of SSC-R and Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan of UST are the only players to be named as the Most Valuable Player both in their mother leagues and in the Shakey's V-League at the same time. Penetrante, UAAP Season 67 MVP was named Conference MVP of S2C2, Bernal, the UAAP Season 69 MVP, was named Finals MVP in S4C2, Latigay, NCAA Season 84 (and Season 83) MVP, was awarded Conference MVP in S5C2 while Dimaculangan, SVL S6C1 Finals MVP was awarded UAAP Season 72 Finals MVP.

The UST Tigresses claimed the inaugural championship of the Shakey's V-League.

Season 2, 1st Conference

The first Shakey's V-League Wedding proposal was done during the Game 2 of the finals between UST and La Salle. Sherwin Malonzo, Chief Statistician of V-League announced his wedding proposal on Valentine's Day to his girlfriend, Ashley Dagostinez, who loves to watch volleyball action.

The League welcomed the participation of the Philippine Sports Commission, a team of guest players representing PSC Philippines, and they were named Lady Legends and finished 4th.

La Salle won its first V-League title.

Season 2, 2nd Conference

This season saw the participation of the Ateneo De Manila University Lady Blue Eagles who finished 4th.

La Salle won its second championship.

Season 3, 1st Conference

De La Salle University swept the eliminations, 7-0.

Adamson Lady Falcons, UE Red Amazons, and PCU Lady Dolphins joined the league. Adamson finished 3rd upon being beaten by SSC-R for the last finals slot.

The acquisition of Thailand Imports as guest players was first instituted. Conference champion DLSU acquired Thai Jindarat Kanchana as one of their guest players while SSC-R first got the services of Jaroensri Bualee, awarded as Finals MVP, for the first time.

The first V-League final that is not a UST-La Salle match-up(UST skipped this conference).

Jaroensri Bualee of the runners-up, SSC-R Lady Stags, was named Finals MVP, the only one in history to receive the award from the losing finalist.

Season 4, 1st Conference

The Shakey's V-League transferred to its new home, which is currently being used, the San Juan Arena (now Fil-Oil Flying V Arena) after using the Lyceum Gym, Rizal Stadium and Blue Eagle as former places where the tournament took place.

The UST Tigresses won its 2nd championship after skipping Season 3.

Season 4, 2nd Conference

Shakey's V-League awarded the Rookie of the Conference that happened only once in history and it was given to Ma. Carmina Denise Acevedo of the Ateneo Lady Eagles.

Season 5, 1st Conference

This conference saw the resurgence of the tournament without a defending champion. Back-to-back Season 4 champions UST Tigresses skipped this conference due to injuries. Adamson University won their first V-League crown in this conference.

The College of Saint Benilde Lady Blazers joined the league.

This conference featured the participation of two new Visayan teams who would join the quarterfinal round namely University of San Jose-Recoletos Lady Jaguars and University of St. La Salle Lady Stingers

Season 5, 2nd Conference

The Best of 3 Final Four format was instituted for the first time.

San Sebastian College-Recoletos won its first V-League crown without the services of perennial guest player Jaroensri Bualee, and they've done it despite being the only squad in the final four that is not a champion.

Season 6, 1st Conference

This conference saw the participation of 10 schools, the most number of schools taking part in a conference. De La Salle University, for the 2nd time, skipped this conference while the league welcomed the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons. The UST Tigresses won this conference upon beating the SSC-R Lady Stags in the finals, 2-1.

ADMU was the first team to be sponsored by a manufacturing product. Ateneo was renamed Ateneo-OraCare Lady Eagles upon being sponsored by Ora-Care, a mouthwash product.

Season 6, 2nd Conference

The Shakey's V-League Board of Trustees put the former perennial champions De La Salle University Lady Archers in an indefinite suspension after skipping in a last minute fashion the last two conferences of the league.

The University of Santo Tomas Tigresses swept the eliminations, 7-0.

Far Eastern University won their 1st V-league trophy, after sweeping San Sebastian College-Recoletos in the Battle for 3rd, 2-0.

University of Santo Tomas claims it's 5th V-League title after sweeping Adamson University in the Finals, 2-0.